< Let's talk about gay men and body image. "At the root of all of this are belief systems not facts. Not being loved and accepted as a child does not make you unloveable... Nobody needs to be a slave to Hollywood oppression."

> This is Jadin Bell, a 15-year-old gay teenager from Oregon, who attempted to hang himself in the schoolyard of his elementary school after a campaign of anti-gay bullying. He was taken off life support on Tuesday.

|||Review: Where You Are, by J.H.Trumble. "A 21st century love story, Where You Are is a touching and heartfelt story containing so many twists and turns that you'll be flipping pages faster than Robert can turn a flip on the dance floor."

< "The worst development in film-making – particularly in the last five years – is how badly directors are treated. It's become absolutely horrible the way the people with the money decide they can fart in the kitchen, to put it bluntly. It's not just studios – it's who is financing a film. I guess I don't understand the assumption that the director is presumptively wrong about what the audience wants or needs when they are the first audience, in a way. And probably got into making movies because of being in that audience." Steven Soderbergh parts ways with Hollywood.

< Review: Out In The Open. "There are times when Out In The Open feels like it's trying to fit a bit too much in and it briefly loses track of itself as a result... but it's largely a well-made, interesting and heartfelt film."

|||Review: Walk A Mile In My Pradas. "A body-swap flick for sexuality is a great idea... we may have to wait for the definitive take on this set-up."

RuPaul in Atlanta, 1979.

|||Review: Keep The Lights On "...has so much going for it in its premise and the music, and acting and shooting is all great. However, the slow developing plot that makes you lose interest allows the film to fall flat."

< Gays of our lives: All the latest gay soap developments from around the world, with Anthony D. Langford. Left, Irish soap Raw.

> Outgoing EastEnders actress Nina Wadia suggested onscreen son Syed's gay storyline: "The whole story about Syed being gay came from something real that happened in my life. I really wanted to explore this huge part of Muslim culture that exists, but is not acknowledged."

< Bernard Horsfall, the actor, is dead. He was 82. Horsfall is known to Doctor Who fans for appearing in fourteen episodes of the series, between 1968 and 1976, most notably as Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin . He also starred in the feature films On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Gandhi.

|||John Mayer on Frank Ocean: "I think it has more to do with just being that expressive about anything in this day and age, and the depth of his writing. I think it's as much about taking a stand against being fucking boring as it is about sexuality. It's about standing up and going, "I know what you're going to say about this, and I don't care." And I think that was the heroic part. I know there were parts that were heroic for other people. For me, it's just the heroic self-expression."

< Matthew Rush: "I usually treat my body like a temple. Last night I treated mine like a whorehouse above a liquor store next to a motherfucking Taco Bell." Via.|||Treasure Island vs. Dean Monroe. Did they bareback, or didn't they? This is one for Jude Judy.

> The bright future of bareback sex: "We don't have to clobber each other with condom fascism, discredit the value of our sex lives, or promote a singular strategy that doesn't work for everyone. We can accept that gay men are making educated choices to engage in a variety of risk reduction techniques. We can acknowledge that all of these techniques reduce the risk of HIV infection and all of them constitute 'safer sex'."

"I would also like to take this opportunity to squash the persistent rumours about mysterious 'disappearances' and emphasize that rural and urban areas are now enjoying a life of harmony and peace. I'm sure you're glad to hear this. And I'm happy you're glad."